Well, one at least – a soppy dedication to my mum and dad for their 49th anniversary provided a much needed warm and fuzzy moment amongst the usual yelps,bleeps and screeches.Mind you there were plenty of those as well not least those provided by three from Traxman’s excellent new LP. All this and a group called Pikelet.

Mark Pritchard feat.The Ragga Twins – “1234” (EP – “Lock Off”) (Warp)
The Animals – “Bring It On Home To Me” (LP – “A’s,B’s and EP’s) (EMI Gold)
Bam! Bam! – “Something Awful” (7″ EP – “Golden Haze 2”) (HHBTM)
Subactive feat. Mikey Murka – “Blam Blam” (7″) (Cubiculo)
DJ Hazard – “Digital Bumble Bees” (12″) (Playaz)
Laura Cantrell – “No Way There From Here” (LP – “No Way There From Here”) (Spit and Polish)
The Ketamines – “Lawncare” (LP – “You Can’t Serve Two Masters”) (Southpaw)
The Durian Brothers – “Unterirdisch” (LP – “Split Series #22”) (Fatcat)
Traxman – “Japan” (LP – “Teklife Vol 3:The Architek”) (Lit City Trax)
Traxman – “Hold It” (LP – “Teklife Vol 3:The Architek”) (Lit City Trax)
Traxman – “Makin’ Me Itch” (LP – “Teklife Vol 3:The Architek”) (Lit City Trax)
Pikelet – “Combo” (LP – “Calluses”) (Chapter Music)
Brandt Brauer Frick – “Skiffle It Up” (12″)
The Vipers Skiffle Group – “Streamline Train” (V/A LP – “Great British Skiffle Volume 2 1952-1957”) (Smith & Co.)
Polvo – “Blues Is Loss” (LP – “Siberia”) (Merge)
Tunnidge – “Rag and Bone” (12″) (Chestplate)